California Agri-Job Outlook for 1978 Promises Stability
California farm supply industries project a steadier year ahead. Harold Key notes water and prices will drive machinery needs while inventory is solid. Jim Houseberg anticipates strong fertilizer sales despite drought and farmers’ long range plans. Ivan Smith foresees rising pesticide sales with some price pressures from petrochemicals.
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California
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
International Harvester
Harold Key
Jim Houseberg
California Fertilizer Association
Ivan Smith
Western Agricultural Chemical Association
Smith
Future limits of world growth seen as social not physical
A United Nations sponsored study led by Wassily Leontief concludes that the world’s growth limits hinge on social and institutional factors rather than physical constraints. Harold R. Walt notes population will rise then stabilize, income gaps must shrink, and policy reforms will guide global development over the next 25 years.
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United Nations
Harold R. Walt
University of San Francisco
State of California
San Francisco Business
Wassily Leontief
Walt
Carter pressuring Israel for more concessions and monitors
White House sources say President Carter will urge Israel to surrender more territory to secure a Middle East settlement. He may deploy American monitors to Sinai and the Golan Heights, stressing high stakes. Sadat and Weizman share a tense rapport as Soviet pressure rises surrounding the talks.
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Carter
White House
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Middle East
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Golan Heights
Sadat
Weizman
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Palestine Liberation Organization
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Libya
Muammar Qaddafi
Egypt
United States
Moscow
Gerald Ford
Ford
Congress
Paul Harvey Critique of Carter on Oil Profiteering
Paul Harvey argues the cheapest oil is American and criticizes President Carter for labeling oil producers as ripoffs. He notes oil costs vs taxes, Conoco finances, and rising drilling and offshore costs while gas prices rose slower. He compares to railroading politics, claiming inflation targets misdirect blame.
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Capitol Dome
Capitol Hill
Robert Trent Jones
Bobby Jones
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Manila
Jones
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Marcos
Cranston
United States
Carter
U.S
Conoco
Sequel calls to Grapes of Wrath discussed in column
The writer recounts reader requests for a Grapes of Wrath sequel showing the Okie migration forty years on. He notes media interest, interviews with Mrs Clara Davis, and involvement with ATV for a London film project plus lectures at St Francis High and California State College Bakersfield.
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Jeanette Wheeler
Shafter Press
Clara Davis
Tiller-Booster
John Steinbeck
Ford
Kansas City Star
New York Times
Newsweek Magazine
St. Francis High School
la Canada
Sunset School
California State College
Bakersfield
University of California, Berkeley
ATV Film Crew
London
California litter act praised by industry groups
Letters to the editor commend Sen. Nejedly's Litter Control Recycling and Resource Recovery Act. It funds recycling research and cleanup with about 18 million dollars annually, financed by a small levy on manufacturers and retailers, not consumers or taxpayers, for a cleaner California.
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California
John A. Nejedly
Walnut Creek
Industry Environmental Council
IEC
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